The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir is a chambery, folky, punky band from Chicago who have been featured on The OC, in a play at Second City, and in a Michael Rappaport film. They’ve opened for The Violent Femmes and The Arcade Fire and this month they headline Summer Sessions on the Square: Logan Square’s rocking picnic/concert series.
The Golden Horse Ranch Band’s soaring 5-part harmonies and good-time, country music is not to be missed. This 7-piece ensemble features mandolin, fiddle, upright bass, banjo, guitar, snare drum/washboard, and the occasional bassoon, played by a stellar group of musicians from a cross-section of Chicago bands, such as Reds and Blue, Palliard, the Lawrence Peters Outfit, The 1900’s, Tangleweed, Plastic Crimewave Sound, and everyone’s favorite marching band, Mucca Pazza. This month at Summer Sessions, Golden Horse will be playing a special set of country tunes for the kids of Logan Square.
Casa de Soul found its roots in the Wicker Park apartment (aka “casa de soul”) of drummer/ percussionist Alan Lake. Juan Cabral, a salt-of-the-earth Brazilian vocalist/guitarist has a deep understanding of the poetic and beautiful music of his people and inspires heart-warming arrangements orchestrated by the group’s third member, vocalist/composer Nino Arobelidze. Their first record includes a sampling of samba, bossa nova, and traditional Brazilian folk music and is scheduled for September 2011 release.
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